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NYC 2050
AGE 17 My poster first started out as an extra credit assignment for environmental science. At first, I didn’t feel like my work would be fit for evaluation at a contest. However, as I created my poster, I realized that I had put in a lot of thought and effort into creating it. As I look back at the rough sketches I scribbled in my homework planner, I know that from the start I’ve stuck to one basic idea: illustrating a place that would rely not on just one, but many types of clean fuels. As a person who was born in New York City, I see the city iconic for its skyscrapers. So in the future, I see a sustainable a city with skyscrapers that uses clean energy. This can be attained by planting roof gardens, which can provide food, serve as temperature control, and of course enhance the aesthetic pleasure of roofs. Also, wind turbines can be installed to help satisfy the city’s energy demands. Similarly, solar panels can also be set up to utilize the energy that is radiated on the city. People would also need to change their habits of transportation, such as biking to work rather than taking a taxi, or driving a car. My work is basically a collage of what one can find in their recycling bins: cardboard, catalogues, and newspapers. Hopefully, it would garner enough attention and motivation from people to live a more sustainable lifestyle. My vision for the city is for people to work together, to better adapt the city so that it doesn’t rely solely on nonrenewable resources for power, and to utilize various methods of generating clean energy.
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